'Brad' definitions:
Definition of 'brad'
(from WordNet)
noun
A small nail
verb
Fasten with brads
Definition of 'Brad'
From: GCIDE
- Brad \Brad\, n. [Cf. OE. brod, Dan. braad prick, sting, brodde ice spur, frost nail, Sw. brodd frost nail, Icel. broddr any pointed piece of iron or stell; akin to AS. brord point, spire of grass, and perh. to E. bristle. See Bristle, n.] A thin nail, usually small, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head; also, a small wire nail, with a flat circular head; sometimes, a small, tapering, square-bodied finishing nail, with a countersunk head. [1913 Webster]